While we use the grill and smoker year round at our house, we go into overdrive in the warmer months. That’s when our garden and the farmer’s markets offer up the least expensive and tastiest fresh veggies to roast outdoors. A veggie I’ve added to my must-have lists is the roasted beet.
Pickled beets are they only way I’ve ever had beets. I like them, but don’t buy them. They’ll show up on my plate, if they’re on a salad bar. However, last year, a friend gave us beets from their garden and, as usual, I said, “We should be able to roast these on the grill.”
I did, we do, and now we have another veggie to add to our roasting collection!
The most challenging part of this project is peeling the beets, especially when they’re small. Be prepared for a colorful look to your hands afterwards — it will look like you’ve been soaking them in a nice Merlot!
Cut the greens off the beets, peel and quarter. Depending on the size of the beets, you may want to halve the quarters, too.
Spread a sheet of heavy duty foil on the counter.
Place the beets in a bowl, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, and season generously with fresh ground black pepper (or pepper blend seasoning), garlic powder and a twist or two of ground Mediterranean or kosher salt. Stir them around so everything is well covered.
Dump them on the foil.
Pull the foil up on each side, long ways, and seal, creating a good solid seam. Fold the ends up, sealing them tightly.
(You can also used a veggie roasting grid, made specifically for the grill. But the foil pouch takes up less room if you want to use the grill for other items at the same time.)
Put them on the grill on indirect heat. On our grill, we have the back burner off, the middle on medium-low and the front on medium. Close the lid and roast on the grill for about 45 minutes.
What’s nice is you can throw something else on the grill, while they’re roasting. Serve them over some saffron rice, with some butterfly chops, and you have a colorful, tasty summer meal!
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